Journal profile · AGRONOMY
Agricultural Research
ISSN 2249-720X · eISSN 2249-7218 · Springer Nature · 4 issues per year
Agricultural Research: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.5 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,190; median 296 days to acceptance (106 articles, last 24 months); 79 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Agricultural Research is published by Springer Nature and is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement, Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics and Climate change impacts on agriculture, together about 24.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science and Soil Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The main objective of this initiative is to promote agricultural research and development. The journal will publish high quality original research papers and critical reviews on emerging fields and concepts for providing future directions. The publications will include both applied and basic research covering the following disciplines of agricultural sciences: Genetic resources, genetics and breeding, biotechnology, physiology, biochemistry, management of biotic and abiotic stresses, and nutrition of field crops, horticultural crops, livestock and fishes; agricultural meteorology, environmental sciences, forestry and agro forestry, agronomy, soils and soil management, microbiology, water management, agricultural engineering and technology, agricultural policy, agricultural economics, food nutrition, agricultural statistics, and extension research; impact of climate change and the emerging technologies on agriculture, and the role of agricultural research and innovation for development.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): AGRONOMY
Editor-in-chief Bijay SinghPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named India 42, United States 6, Mainland China 1, Germany 1, France 1 (53 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Rice Cultivation and Yield ImprovementAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.1%
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.1%
- Climate change impacts on agricultureAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.1%
- Genetics and Plant BreedingAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.1%
- Irrigation Practices and Water ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
- Agricultural Science and FertilizationAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.8%
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.8%
- Plant Stress Responses and ToleranceAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Agronomy | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Agronomy | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexCASCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- h-index
- 53OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 330OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.98OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 7.14%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 77LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 214,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,020 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 120 | 17 | 37 |
| 2025 | 79 | 8 | 88 |
| 2024 | 149 | 18 | 565 |
| 2023 | 41 | 3 | 184 |
| 2022 | 33 | 1 | 197 |
| 2021 | 93 | 6 | 922 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
296 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 187 days – 415 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 38 days (106 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 346 days
- Sample
- 106 articles with submission and acceptance dates (233 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Submission to first decision
- 43 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,190 / EUR 2,590 / GBP 2,290 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 2
Article types accepted15, with length limits
- brief report• Research: full papers (maximum 5000 words) or brief reports (maximum 2,500 words) based on original research; • Critical Reviews: comprehensive and authoritat…main text ≤ 2,500 words
- case report• Research: full papers (maximum 5000 words) or brief reports (maximum 2,500 words) based on original research; • Critical Reviews: comprehensive and authoritat…main text ≤ 2,500 words
- case reportsCase reports: case studies based on technological success (maximum 2,500 words)Length not stated
- case study• Research: full papers (maximum 5000 words) or brief reports (maximum 2,500 words) based on original research; • Critical Reviews: comprehensive and authoritat…Length not stated
- commentaries, opinions and policy issuesCommentaries, opinions and policy issues: short and opinionated on any subject within the scope of the journal (maximum 1,500 words)Length not stated
- commentary• Research: full papers (maximum 5000 words) or brief reports (maximum 2,500 words) based on original research; • Critical Reviews: comprehensive and authoritat…Length not stated
- critical reviewsCritical Reviews: comprehensive and authoritative on any subject within the scope of the journal (maximum 7,500 words)Length not stated
- debate articlesDebate articles: present arguments based on scientifi c basis on debatable issues related to agriculture (maximum 2,000 words)Length not stated
- full paper• Research: full papers (maximum 5000 words) or brief reports (maximum 2,500 words) based on original research; • Critical Reviews: comprehensive and authoritat…main text ≤ 5,000 words
- hypothesesHypotheses: short articles based on published results (maximum 2,000 words)Length not stated
- hypothesis• Research: full papers (maximum 5000 words) or brief reports (maximum 2,500 words) based on original research; • Critical Reviews: comprehensive and authoritat…main text ≤ 2,000 words
- opinion• Research: full papers (maximum 5000 words) or brief reports (maximum 2,500 words) based on original research; • Critical Reviews: comprehensive and authoritat…main text ≤ 1,500 words
- original research• Research: full papers (maximum 5000 words) or brief reports (maximum 2,500 words) based on original research; • Critical Reviews: comprehensive and authoritat…Length not stated
- researchResearch: full papers (maximum 5000 words) or brief reports (maximum 2,500 words) based on original researchLength not stated
- review• Research: full papers (maximum 5000 words) or brief reports (maximum 2,500 words) based on original research; • Critical Reviews: comprehensive and authoritat…main text ≤ 7,500 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Generative AI Images
LLMs do not satisfy authorship criteria; use of LLMs must be documented in the Methods section. Model summary
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Author Contributions Statement
Originality and exclusivity of submission required; publication approved by all co-authors and responsible authorities. Model summary
Authors are expected to provide a short description of the contributions made by each listed author. This too will be published in a separate section after the Conflict of Interest statement. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
Conflicts may be financial, academic, commercial, political or personal. Financial interests may include employment, research funding (received or pending), stock or share ownership, patents, payment for lectures or travel, consultancies, nonfinancial support, or any fiduciary interest in a company. Authors must declare all such interests (or their absence) in writing upon submission of a manuscri…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data and materials must support published claims and comply with field standards. Model summary
All authors are requested to make sure that all data and materials as well as software application or custom code support their published claims and comply with field standards.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
Journal is a COPE member and follows COPE guidelines on misconduct. Model summary
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Permission from copyright owners required for previously published material. Model summary
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Agricultural Research, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Mandatory to suggest two or more reviewers at submission. Model summary
Note: It is mandatory to suggest two or more reviewers (Name, Affiliation, Field of Expertise and Email id) at the time of submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Abstract of 150 to 250 words required. Model summary
Please provide an abstract of 150 to 250 words. The abstract should not contain any undefined abbreviations or unspecified references.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Frequency
- 4 issues per year
- ISSN
- 2249-720X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2249-7218
- Society / sponsor
- National Academy of Agricultural Sciences
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 15, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Agricultural Research
What CAS zone is Agricultural Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Agricultural Research is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Agronomy. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Agricultural Research?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.4, h-index 53.
How long does peer review take at Agricultural Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 106 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 296 days (interquartile range 187–415 days). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Agricultural Research?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Suggested reviewers: Required, 2. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Agricultural Research based?
Of the 53 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (42), United States (6) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Agricultural Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Agricultural Research is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, CAS and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Agricultural Research open access, and what is the APC?
Agricultural Research is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,190.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .